Baule Peoples, old carved male figure, ex-museum
Ivory Coast, carved wood with dark patina, ancestral figure with serene expression, clutching belly, with bent legs, on wooden plinth, museum accession number on side, 19.25"h x 8"w x 5"d (figure), 1.125"h x 9.5"w x 6.5"d (base)
Condition: Good/Fair, old vertical split in wood at back, carved base likely with some old losses, patina worn at back of head, tip of nose **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
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Ivory Coast, carved wood with dark patina, ancestral figure with serene expression, clutching belly, with bent legs, on wooden plinth, museum accession number on side, 19.25"h x 8"w x 5"d (figure), 1.125"h x 9.5"w x 6.5"d (base)
Condition: Good/Fair, old vertical split in wood at back, carved base likely with some old losses, patina worn at back of head, tip of nose **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.